Postural & Gait Disturbances

Motor symptoms inherent to Parkinson's disease include stooped posture, postural instability and gait disturbances characterized by reduced stride, decreased arm swing (asymmetric at first, then usually bilateral), en bloc turning (as opposed to pivoting), freezing, festination (the tendency to continue accelerating once started) and falls.  It has been hypothesized that PD patients presenting with a prominent postural instability and gait disorder (PIGD-PD) constitute a PD subtype that may result from specific etiological processes.

 

 

Responses:
MDS 13th International Congress, live report 6/9/09: Is falling a cognitive symptom?
Alison Urkowitz, MJFF
10 Jun 2009 06:37 PM EST
On June 8, Nir Giladi and Evzen Ruzicka chaired a session entitled, "Gait and balance impairment in movement disorders:  From laboratory to clinic".  In his talk, Bastiaan Bloem presented ... 
Contributions:
Session Summary: Exercise interventions across gait and mental disorders
Gait & Movement Disorder Congress 2010
Mark Hallett, NINDS
05 Mar 2010
Dr. J. Hausdorff began by noting the general theme of the congress that gait requires cognition.  As gait becomes less automatic, for example, it requires more attention.  He demonstrated ... 
Session Summary: Dual Task training across gait and mental disorders
Gait & Movement Disorder Congress 2010
Robert Iansek, Southern Health
02 Mar 2010
The theme of the conference related to the issues of walking and its interrelationship to mental function or cognition. In line with this theme the session on dual tasking dealt with issues of ... 
Comment on Lewek et al. (2009)
Arm swing magnitude and asymmetry during gait in the early stages of Parkinson's disease.
Irene Richard, Rochester
10 Dec 2009
The fact that patients with early PD have asymmetric arm swing is widely known to clinicians and it is readily detected by simply watching someone walk.  All movement disorder specialists look ... 
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Events:
The 3rd International Congress on Gait & Mental Function
08 Jun 2009
Washington, DC, USA ... 
News:
MJFF Awards $2 Million for Clinical Research on Postural Instability and Gait Disturbances in Parkinson's Disease
NEW YORK, Dec. 28 - The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research has awarded a total of $2 million to five research teams carrying out clinical studies to refine understanding of postural ... 
28 Dec 2009
Related Clinical Trials:
Laser Light Cues for Gait Freezing in Parkinson's Disease
31 May 2009
The purpose of this study is to gather data to see if the Laser Cane and/or U-Step Walker with laser accessory is more effective in aiding with gait freezing than a regular cane/U-Step ... 
Sensory Cues for Freezing in Parkinson's Disease
31 May 2009
The purpose of this study is (1) to determine if patient triggered sensory(auditory, visual and tactile) cues can help treat freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease, and (2) to assess if unexpected ... 
Treatment of Parkinson's Disease With Eliprodil
31 May 2009
Patients with Parkinson's disease are missing the chemical neurotransmitter dopamine. This occurs as a result of destructive changes in an area of the brain responsible for making dopamine, the ... 
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